HSC Open meetings: Guidance for members of the public
- The Health and Safety Commission holds its meetings in public as part of its commitment to openness and transparency.
- Members of the public and press are welcome to observe formal open meetings of the Commission. These meetings are formal business meetings with specific agendas. The meeting is held in public but is not a meeting with the public and so public or press may not speak or take part in the debate.
- All observers will be required to register that they wish to attend before the meeting. No-one will be admitted to the meeting who has not registered.
- The agenda and papers for the first Commission meeting will, so far as is practicable, be posted on the HSC meetings page no less than 4 working days before the meeting. Copies of any late papers will be made available in the meeting room.
- The meeting will normally begin at 10.00am and finish around 1.30pm. There will be a 15 minute coffee break during the morning when there will be an opportunity to talk with Commissioners and HSE staff. At the end of the meeting there will be a closed session when any issues of a sensitive nature will be discussed. Observers will be asked to leave at this point.
- Members of the public will not be permitted to bring placards, banners or notices into the Commission meeting room. Photography, video or sound recording of commission proceedings will not be permitted without permission.
- We hope you will find the business of the Commission informative.